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Cottonwood Community School

Q: Is Cottonwood Community School a good school?

Cottonwood Community School ranks 650 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

650^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Cottonwood Community School is a public elementary school serving grades K-8 in Cottonwood, Arizona, with 421 students. The school is part of the Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District, which is ranked 184 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cottonwood Community School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools, with rankings between 551-1108 out of over 1,200 schools in recent years. It has received low 1-2 star ratings from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly low for female, Hispanic, and white student groups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Arizona schools for these subgroups. In contrast, the school performs better for African American and Native American students, ranking in the top 40% for these groups. Cottonwood Community School also has had dropout rates ranging from 5.2% to 6.8% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

The other elementary schools in the Cottonwood-Oak Creek district, such as Oak Creek Elementary and Mountain View Preparatory, generally outperform Cottonwood Community School on state assessments and have higher rankings from SchoolDigger. The charter schools in the area, like American Heritage Academy and Desert Star Community School, have a range of performance, with some outperforming Cottonwood Community School and others underperforming.

430

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

75%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 E Mingus Ave
Cottonwood, AZ 86326-3673

(928) 634-2231

District: Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.0%

White:

34.2%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2021 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (30% vs 37% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg32%

Arizona avg37%

Elementary school

650^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 19 pts since 2021

From bottom 10% (2021) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

348^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 27 pts since 2021

From bottom 10% (2021) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District

184^th of 289Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	650 of 909	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	551 of 912	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.6	992 of 1245	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	1108 of 1226	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	47.3	368 of 895	58.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.5	245 of 451	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.7	929 of 1219	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	642 of 824	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	1121 of 1219	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.1	128 of 306	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.6	1009 of 1170	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1095 of 1198	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	37.0	238 of 423	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	51.5	225 of 556	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.1	847 of 1116	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	33.0	408 of 628	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.1	1002 of 1216	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	1073 of 1220	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	15.4	944 of 1027	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.0	353 of 654	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.6	600 of 820	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	720 of 1201	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.4	919 of 1024	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1089 of 1161	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	348 of 552	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	405 of 550	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	701 of 854	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	751 of 832	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.0	669 of 806	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	720 of 820	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	62.9	23 of 166	86.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.7	621 of 760	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	765 of 802	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.5	205 of 257	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.7	521 of 717	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.5	659 of 810	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	724 of 818	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	54.1	258 of 650	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.2	345 of 390	11.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.8	590 of 789	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	8.9	658 of 675	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	687 of 780	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)60th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2021)59th percentile+49 vs school

Foster Care (2021)58th percentile+49 vs school

Native American (2021)46th percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)46th percentile+25 vs school

Homeless (2021)44th percentile+34 vs school

Male (2024)35th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2023)27th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2023)24th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)14th percentile-7 vs school

White (2023)10th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)8th percentile~ school

Middle school

Foster Care (2021)86th percentile+76 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)60th percentile+51 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)27th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2021)25th percentile+15 vs school

Homeless (2021)20th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2023)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)18th percentile~ school

Female (2023)17th percentile~ school

Native American (2021)12th percentile~ school

White (2023)3rd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-9 vs state

Mathematics27%-6 vs state

Science27%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)						AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2023)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Cottonwood Community School	Public	K-8	500 E Mingus Ave	Cottonwood	86326	Yavapai County	Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 634-2231	430	18	23.8	75.0%	147 (34.2%)	5 (1.2%)	258 (60.0%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	23.2	650^th of 909 public elementary schools	28.5%		32.5	551^st of 912 public elementary schools	39.6%	99	32.0	31.0		34.0	29.0	34.0	33.0		25.0	20.0		31.0		27.0		$00			$00
Liberty Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	320 S Main St	Cottonwood	86326	Yavapai County	Liberty Leadership Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 641-4631	81	3	27.0		53 (65.4%)	1 (1.2%)	26 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
Dr Daniel Bright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1500 S Monte Tesoro Dr	Cottonwood	86326	Yavapai County	Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 634-7039	585	32	18.2	72.0%	263 (45.0%)	4 (0.7%)	282 (48.2%)	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	21.9	674^th of 909 public elementary schools	25.9%		25.6	626^th of 912 public elementary schools	31.4%	48	18.0	33.0	27.0	31.0	24.0	32.0		36.0	18.0	25.0			32.0			$00			$00
Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1615 Main St	Clarkdale	86324	Yavapai County	Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 634-5035	459	21	21.7	39.8%	276 (60.1%)	2 (0.4%)	109 (23.7%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.3%)	45.5	429^th of 909 public elementary schools	52.8%		50.3	408^th of 912 public elementary schools	55.3%	21	34.0	50.0	22.0	61.0	34.0	45.0	50.0	55.0		33.0			20.0	49.0	$10,080	$716	$778	$2,209	$7,680	$906	$8,586
Mountain View Preparatory School	Public	K-8	2939 E Del Rio Dr	Cottonwood	86326	Yavapai County	Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 649-8144	426	20	21.7	32.8%	232 (54.5%)	4 (0.9%)	163 (38.3%)	6 (1.4%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	40.5	466^th of 909 public elementary schools	48.7%		34.7	526^th of 912 public elementary schools	42.3%	60	47.0	57.0	38.0	38.0	50.0	59.0	39.0	45.0	26.0	26.0	33.0	43.0	27.0	46.0	$6,510	$457	$02	$916	$5,411	$639	$6,050
Oak Creek Elementary School	Public	K-8	11490 Purple Sage	Cornville	86325	Yavapai County	Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 639-5109	238	12	20.6	62.6%	148 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	47.2	408^th of 909 public elementary schools	55.1%					(n/a)		45.0		53.0				36.0						50.0	$8,026	$985	$466	$2,436	$5,938	$638	$6,575
Desert Star Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	1240 S Recycler Rd	Cornville	86325	Yavapai County	Desert Star Community School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 282-0171	144	12	12.0		108 (75.0%)	3 (2.1%)	25 (17.4%)	2 (1.4%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)								(n/a)				61.0		85.0										$00			$00
Camp Verde Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Camp Lincoln Rd	Camp Verde	86322	Yavapai County	Camp Verde Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 567-8060	716	36	19.8	60.8%	351 (49.0%)	2 (0.3%)	253 (35.3%)	3 (0.4%)	79 (11.0%)	3 (0.4%)	25 (3.5%)	19.3	714^th of 909 public elementary schools	21.5%		14	802^nd of 912 public elementary schools	12.1%	88	36.0	34.0	17.0				37.0	20.0	18.0				20.0		$6,506	$498	$61	$1,057	$5,537	$409	$5,947
Sedona Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	165 Kachina Dr	Sedona	86336	Yavapai County	Sedona Charter School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 204-6464	144	14	10.6		100 (69.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (18.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.1%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
American Heritage Academy - Camp Verde	Public, Charter	K-8	2030 E Cherry St	Cottonwood	86326	Yavapai County	Edkey Inc. dba American Heritage Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 567-0462	107	10	10.7	67.9%	57 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (13.1%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.7%)								(n/a)															$18,276	$2,518	$633	$5,669	$9,308	$5,817	$15,125

Frequently Asked Questions about Cottonwood Community School

What district is Cottonwood Community School in?

Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District

What is the racial makeup of Cottonwood Community School?

Students at Cottonwood Community School are 60% Hispanic, 34% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

Is Cottonwood Community School a good school?

Cottonwood Community School ranks 650^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Cottonwood Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Cottonwood Community School.

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